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Post by northstarmom on Mar 28, 2021 12:10:42 GMT -5
The rollout is slow and disorganized in Mexico. Lines are from 6 hours to 3 days long! The main vaccine being distributed is Sinovac. For that reason, my partner and I will return to Florida to get the vaccine. I've now been in quarantine for a year because while Mexico has opened up a great deal -- due to so many citizens relying on service jobs -- there are more virus cases here than in the official count. Many sick people can't afford hospitalization so their illness goes unreported. It's estimated there are ten times as many cases here as are officially counted.
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Post by lessingham on Mar 29, 2021 3:04:07 GMT -5
Had my first jab and so far not turned into a Bill Gates clone nor had a blood clot. Get the second on May 11th. Still staying masked and washing my dannies. I had too google "dannies"...Def. #1 from Eng. thesaurus--the hand used when teaching/ interacting with children, ..#2 from Urban dictionary--the compulsion to grope or fondle persons of the same sex when one is drunk---either way I am a bit confused [b Working at the primary school helping kids to read, I get used to the bellowed instruction from teachers, "Now was your dannies, children" |
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Post by Handy on Apr 3, 2021 11:29:03 GMT -5
I just listened to a podcast about people delaying preventative check-ups because of fears generated about/by the Corona Virus.
The general idea of the pod cast was, when people fear corona virus, sometimes they delay getting check-ups that might discover some early stages of heart, stroke or cancer discoveries. The pod cast was not from a medical person but from someone that deals with number crunching so take the message with some skepticism. To me some of this makes sense, I have put off a dermatology appointment for quite some time. Yes, the general public has been advised to avoid scheduling non urgent medical issues but maybe it is time to schedule some screening type appointments. |
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Post by lessingham on Apr 6, 2021 16:22:37 GMT -5
Seem we are stuck in a forever loop. Cases are falling here, the vaccine roll out is amazing and yet and yet. The gov are talking about the August peaks being the worst yet and restrictions are still ongoing. Nothing seems to satisfy the gloom and doom brigade
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Post by Handy on Apr 6, 2021 21:18:37 GMT -5
It seems the cases here are also increasing. Now the younger people are getting Covid. The reason is they mingle with other people more, don't wear masks as often as they used to and the variant types of Covid are more contagious.
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Post by lwoetin on Apr 10, 2021 10:49:52 GMT -5
I got my 2nd Pfizer dose last week, then 5 days later I was working with a guy who then tested positive for covid several days later. He's in his 20's and recovering fine. I don't have symptoms so it looks like Pfizer vaccine did it's job (and us wearing masks helped). Waiting for PCR test result. It's too bad because he was looking to get a vaccine shot but the virus beat him to it.
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Post by lessingham on Apr 13, 2021 3:19:15 GMT -5
Went shopping today and had coffee in an open air cafe. Freedom maybe?
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Post by Handy on Apr 13, 2021 10:53:13 GMT -5
Lessingham, are the shops busier now than at Christmas time? I am imagining the traffic in towns is bumper to bumper and finding an empty place to park is difficult.
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Post by lessingham on Apr 14, 2021 7:22:48 GMT -5
My town was quiet. Plenty of parking and no shop was innundated with shoppers. I hear London was bad. But us"silky buggers from the west country" are sensible folk and not prone to frenzy. Saying that, I did buy a pair of Christmas socks for half price.
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Post by worksforme2 on Apr 14, 2021 20:24:20 GMT -5
It's been a month now since I had the 2nd shot. So I should be as protected as I'm likely to get. I have been out and about more and talking to a # of people about if they are vaccinated yet. Right now the no's are outpacing the yeses, to my surprise. And race doesn't seem to be a factor based on my unscientific polling during random conversations, everywhere from my Harley dealership to Lowes hardware, my church and to the bicycle shop when I got a grandsons bike repaired. And I have spoken to a # of people of color, roughly in equal proportion to whites as I cast my need to know net far and wide.
I have gotten a variety of reasons as to why they aren't vaccinated yet. Some say they haven't had time, others are skeptical of the safety aspect since the vaccines were created so quickly, and there is no evidence of how they will work long term(years out) or the possible side effects in 10 years. Others don't trust the government. And I read that roughly 40% of Marines are declining to take a shot. So I am wondering if in spite of the fact that there is a potential remedy for what is ailing us, will society still be looking at Covid19 as a real threat down the road? And what does that do to the hoped for goal of herd immunity by the end 2022?
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Post by lessingham on Apr 15, 2021 3:18:26 GMT -5
All life is a process of weighing risk. Riding a motor bike is a risk, drinking beer and smoking likewise. One night stands are risky. But we make decisions. Are the risks of blood clots, a few in tens of millions, worth taking? I think so. The vaccine race was indeed Mr. Toad's wild ride but it is as safe as any medicine we jab into ourselves methinks.
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Post by tiredoftears on Apr 29, 2021 2:42:41 GMT -5
Fully vaccinated! 😁
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Post by northstarmom on Apr 29, 2021 3:01:40 GMT -5
Mexico’s vaccine rollout is disorganized and the vaccine being distributed in my area is the sinovac, which has a low effectiveness. So we returned to florida and got the J and J vaccine yesterday. No lines! Just had to drive 2.5 hours to a j and J site. No side effects. After 13 months of almost complete quarantine in which I only went out (grocery shopping) only once ever 2-3 weeks, I’m almost free again. 13 more days and I should have immunity! Now I’m looking forward to returning to Mexico, my home of almost 2 years.
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Post by lessingham on Apr 29, 2021 4:19:48 GMT -5
I get my second jab next week. But the next easing is mid May. We might be able to travel abroad from then. But where and who will have us? I would love another USA adventure but we Bruits seem to be pariahs.
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Post by isthisit on Apr 29, 2021 15:18:25 GMT -5
I get my second jab next week. But the next easing is mid May. We might be able to travel abroad from then. But where and who will have us? I would love another USA adventure but we Bruits seem to be pariahs. Cobblers, we are pariahs. Our numbers are by far the lowest in Europe this week due to a magnificent vaccine roll out from the beleaguered NHS, and a seemingly endless and draconian lockdown through the dead of winter. We are likely to be first over the welcome mat. Be proud of your nation. We have much to be proud of. |
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